The ancients’ elegant names for all things include: the sky is called Biluo, the earth is called Kunling, the sun is called Fuguang, the moon is called Wangshu, the Milky Way is called Xinghan, the clouds are called Xianning, the frost is called Qingnv, and the rain is called Ling. Ze and snow are called Hansu, and wind is called Fuyao.
1. The sky is called Biluo
“You can ride the wind and swim in Biluo, and ride the waves to trace the Yellow River.” According to Taoism, the highest sky in the east is full of blue clouds, which is called “Biluo”. ". Later, it generally refers to heaven. Bai Juyi also wrote in "Song of Everlasting Sorrow": "The blue sky above falls into the yellow spring, and neither place can be seen."
2. The earth is called Kunling
In the eyes of the ancients, the sky is round The place will be called "Daju". But I prefer its other elegant name: Kun Ling, which comes from "Sikong Proverbs": "The universal Kun Ling is guided by the heaven. It is divided into five uniforms and divided into ten thousand countries." This good name means the beauty of the earth. Qi, the spirit of the earth.
3. The sun is called Fuguang
There is a sunrise in the east, and the light is bright. Xie Zhuang's "Moon Fu" says: "The sun has Yang virtue, and the moon has Yin spirit. It is good at supporting light in the east marsh, and its descendants are like Ying in the west." It means the light of Fusang. The four seasons rotate, morning and evening alternate, and the sun at each moment also has its own elegant name. The spring sun is called Chunhui. The summer sun is scorching. The morning sun is called Chaoxi. The evening sun is sunset.
4. The moon is called Wangshu
The moon may be the place where Chinese people have sent too many longings and imaginations. In ancient legends, there was a god named Wangshu who was dedicated to driving the moon. Qu Yuan wrote in "Chu Ci·Li Sao": "Wang Shu in the front makes the pioneers come, and Fei Lian in the back makes them run away." Later, it refers to the moon.
I also love Huang Tingjian’s words: “On a clear night, we are far apart, and in the autumn halls, we look at each other comfortably.”
5. The Milky Way is called Xinghan
In the words of the ancients, In the world, looking up at the sky, there is vast poetry. Cao Cao looked at the sea and expressed his thoughts directly: "The stars are as brilliant as if they came out of them." Bai Juyi saw a few stars in the deep sky and wrote "a few stars and a few silver pebbles." The starry sky is the "Jade Universe", the warm jade that embellishes the night. Polaris, the "North Star", is the brightest star in the north.
6. The clouds are called Xian Ning
The clouds in the sky must have been woven by the hands of fairies. Their slender hands brought a few rays of sunshine, washed away a few strands of lake water, and gently rubbed them together to form clouds in the sky.
7. Frost calls a young girl
If you wake up in the morning in autumn and run your fingertips over the grass blades, you will find a thin layer of white frost on them. In the imagination of the ancients, it was sown by a goddess named Qingnv. "Huainanzi Tianwen Xun" says: "In the third month of autumn... Qingnv will come out to bring down frost and snow." Qingnv is the goddess in charge of frost and snow in the sky. Wherever the young girl walks, thoughts turn to frost...
8. Rain is called Lingze
Every rain has its own name. Zhou Bangyan's drizzle is called Qingsi, Su Dongpo's shower is called dancing beads, and the rain Li Bai encounters is called Yinzhu. But all rain can nourish all things without dispute. The ancients gave it a beautiful name: Lingze. "Chu Ci Nine Thoughts" says: "Thinking of Lingze is bathed in anointing, and being pregnant with orchid is beautiful." Lingze is the anointing of heaven, and it is also a metaphor for the kindness of a gentleman.
9. Snow is called Hansu
Snow also has many good names. But Tuantuan only loves the name "Hansu". There is a poem by Xu Wei of the Ming Dynasty: "Come and look at the green branches, there are a few cold crisps that refuse to disappear." Perhaps the fairies in the sky are having afternoon tea, a cup of hot tea and a mouthful of snowflake crisps. I took a small bite of the cherry, and a few pieces fell to the ground. They fell into the mortal world one after another, fell on dead branches, fell on the roof, fell all over the green mountains... and then turned into Hansu.
10. The wind roars swaying
"Zhuangzi·Xiaoyaoyou" says: "Peng's migration in Nanmingye, the water hits three thousand miles, and the swaying people are 90,000. "From then on, the wind swirling upward was called Fuyao.
Not only that, the ancients also gave good names to the winds of the four seasons. The spring wind is called gentle breeze. The wind in summer is called fuming wind. The autumn wind is called golden wind. The wind in winter is called Shuofeng. The wind that blows when the flowers are blooming is called the flower trade wind. Twenty flowers trade wind, from Xiaohan to Guyu, the wind is full of news of flowers and the breath of spring.